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Date:      Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:10:45 +0100
From:      Andre Oppermann <andre@freebsd.org>
To:        Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org>
Cc:        Randall Stewart <rrs@lakerest.net>, John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, net@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [PATCH] Add a new TCP_IGNOREIDLE socket option
Message-ID:  <5118D1B5.9070409@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <51166019.9040104@mu.org>
References:  <201301221511.02496.jhb@freebsd.org> <50FF06AD.402@networx.ch> <061B4EA5-6A93-48A0-A269-C2C3A3C7E77C@lakerest.net> <201302060746.43736.jhb@freebsd.org> <511292C9.4040307@mu.org> <E6BF2B74-175F-49D9-B480-8941294D2E19@neville-neil.com> <51166019.9040104@mu.org>

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On 09.02.2013 15:41, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> However, the end result must be far different than what has occurred so far.
>
> If the code was deemed unacceptable for general inclusion, then we must find a way to provide a
> light framework to accomplish the needs of the community member.

We've got pluggable congestion control modules thanks to lstewart.

You can implement any non-standard congestion control method by adding
your own module.  They can be compiled into the kernel or loaded as KLD.

I consider implementing this as a CC module the correct approach instead
of adding yet another sysctl.  Doing a CC module like this is very easy.

-- 
Andre




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